paratroops
1paratroops — [par′ə tro͞ops΄] pl.n. 〚/span> PARA(CHUTE) + TROOP〛 troops trained and equipped to parachute into a combat area paratroop adj. paratrooper n. * * * par·a·troops (părʹə tro͞ops ) pl.n. Infantry trained and equipped to parachute …
2paratroops — meaning ‘troops equipped to be dropped by parachute’, is a plural noun. The force is called a paratroop regiment, and a member of this is a paratrooper …
3paratroops — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ troops equipped to be dropped by parachute from aircraft. DERIVATIVES paratrooper noun …
4paratroops — [par′ə tro͞ops΄] pl.n. [< PARA(CHUTE) + TROOP] troops trained and equipped to parachute into a combat area paratroop adj. paratrooper n …
5paratroops — n. to commit, deploy; drop paratroops * * * [ pærətruːps] deploy drop paratroops to commit …
6paratroops — [[t]pæ̱rətruːps[/t]] N PLURAL (The form paratroop is used as a modifier.) Paratroops are soldiers who are trained to be dropped by parachute into battle or into enemy territory. The airport is in the hands of French paratroops. ...special… …
7paratroops — pærÉ™truËps n. infantry unit that is trained to parachute from planes pærÉ™truËp n. parachutist, skydiver, one who jumps from aircraft and floats to earth using a parachute adj. pertaining to paratroops, of an infantry unit that is trained to …
8paratroops officer — officer in a paratroops unit …
9paratroops — noun plural Etymology: 2para Date: 1940 troops trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane • paratroop adjective …
10paratroops — noun infantry soldiers deployed by parachute See Also: paratrooper …
